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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Dirksen, Eindhoven, NL;
Sergei Shulepov, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Petrus Henricus Maria Timmermans, Eindhoven, NL;
Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An acoustic lens suitable for a CMUT array () is provided. The acoustic lens comprising: a first layer () comprising a thermoset elastomer having a polymeric material selected from hydrocarbons, wherein the first layer has an inner surface () arranged to face the array and an outer convex shaped surface () arranged to oppose the inner surface; and a second layer () coupled to the outer surface of the first layer and comprising thermoplastic polymer polymethylpentene and an elastomer selected from the polyolefin family (POE) blended therein, wherein the outer layer located at the outer surface of the acoustic window layer, wherein the first layer has a first acoustic wave velocity (v) and the second layer has a second acoustic wave velocity (v), said second velocity is larger than the first acoustic wave velocity.